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KFBY · Fairbury Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KFBY FAA FBY Elev 1,479 ft Lat 40° 10.98' N Lon 97° 10.16' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,700 ft. Max gradient: 0.60%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 180.4° 3,700 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.40%
35 0.4° 3,700 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.40%
11 119.7° 2,487 ft 150 ft GRE No 0.60%
29 299.7° 2,487 ft 150 ft GRE No 0.60%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 2 frequencies

  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 126.400
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KFBY on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 21 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 14–32: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 01–19: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

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  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 14–32: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 01–19: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

All translated remarks (2)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 14–32: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 14–32: H3676X60 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL RWY 14: REIL. PAPI(P2…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 01–19: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 01–19: 2114X120 (TURF) RWY 01: Rgt tfc.…

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (21 sentences)
  • ·RWY 14: TORA–3675 TODA–3675 ASDA–3675 LDA–3600 RWY 32: TORA–3675 TODA–3675 ASDA–3675 LDA–3675
  • ·FUEL 100LL LGT ACTIVATE PAPI Rwy 14 & 32; MIRL Rwy 14–32—CTAF.
  • ·Fuel avbl H24 via credit card.
  • ·Rwy 01–19 not plowed winter months.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 402-367-3109
  • ·CTAF 122.9 ®OMAHA APP/DEP CON 124.0 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Omaha Apch at 402-682-4395.
  • ·COLUMBUS (VL) (L) VORW/DME 116.95 OLU Chan 116(Y) N41º27.00´ W97º20.45´ 135º 16.5 NM to fld. 1444/8E.
  • ·DME unusable: 180º–260º byd 40 NM 314º–064º byd 15 NM VOR unusable: 080º–090º byd 40 NM 331º–014º byd 40 NM DAWES N42º45.31´ W103º10.48´ NOTAM FILE CDR.
  • ·NDB (LOMW) 362 CD 028º 6.1 NM to Chadron Muni. 3511/7E.
  • ·EPPLEY AIRFIELD (See OMAHA on page 311) EVELYN SHARP FLD (See ORD on page 313) FAIRBURY MUNI (FBY)(KFBY) 3 NE UTC–6(–5DT) N40º10.92´ W97º10.07´ 1479 B NOTAM FILE OLU RWY 17–35: H3700X75 (CONC) S–12 MIRL 0.4% up N RWY 17: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 11–29: 2487X150 (TURF) 0.6% up NW
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 17–35, PAPI Rwy 17 and Rwy 35, and REIL Rwy 17 and Rwy 35—CTAF.
  • ·Unattended. 24 hr self svc fuel avbl via credit card system.
  • ·Bottle oxygen by req only.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 402-729-7161
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 126.4 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·NDB (MHW) 293 FBY N40º10.60´ W97º09.95´ at fld. 1457/6E.
  • ·PAWNEE CITY (L) DME 112.4 PWE Chan 71 N40º12.01´ W96º12.38´ 269º 44.2 NM to fld. 1358.
  • ·OMAHA L–10I, 12I IAP CHEYENNE OMAHA L–10I IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 9,450 ops in 1991

2024 total

7,200

10-yr total

69,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 97% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

14.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=2

  • Ground collision 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-04-06 SILVAIRE 8F · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1991-12-08 Cessna 140 · Ground collision · VMC · day →

Designees in NE

CFI Flight Instructors 389 A&P Mechanics 1,135 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 21 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 11 ODA Organizational Designations 3 Schools Flight Schools 14 FBO Fixed Base Operators 57 Clubs Flying Clubs 13 EAA EAA Chapters 9

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Daniel Lee Kelley Lincoln NE 44 nm
Jeffery Joseph Counter Lincoln NE 44 nm
Jeremy Charles Strack Lincoln NE 44 nm
Timothy John Saddler Omaha NE 82 nm
Anthony B Condon Salina KS 85 nm
Brandy Suzonne Shaw Salina KS 85 nm
William Robert Mcdonald Salina KS 85 nm
Daniel Lee Kelley Council Bluffs IA 87 nm
Timothy John Saddler Council Bluffs IA 87 nm
Mark Alan Gaines St. Joseph MO 111 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Jeffery Lee Engels Fairbury NE 2 nm
Randal Scott Prellwitz Fairbury NE 2 nm
Ralph Francis Keen Fairbury NE 2 nm
John Cullen Cox De Witt NE 17 nm
Thomas Lee Waldo De Witt NE 17 nm
Daniel Lee Williams Pickrell NE 23 nm
Matthew Harrison Wachtel Carleton NE 25 nm
James Duane Dux Crete NE 28 nm
Henry Dale Brucker Marysville KS 32 nm
Christopher James Grauer Marysville KS 32 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Jeffery Lee Engels Fairbury NE 2 nm
Rodney Lee Williams De Witt NE 17 nm
Brian Lee Whitmore De Witt NE 17 nm
Mark Clayton Jardine Beatrice NE 20 nm
Gene Michael Bray Beatrice NE 20 nm
Jason Edward Hatley Beatrice NE 20 nm
Shaun Patrick Petet Beatrice NE 20 nm
Matthew R Kjolhede Wilber NE 20 nm
Matthew Richard Kunc Wilber NE 20 nm
Jacob Lyle Hefner Wilber NE 20 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Butler Avionics, Inc
New Century, KS
 133 nm
West Maintenance
New Century, KS
 133 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
 141 nm
Eno Aviation
Garnett, KS
 146 nm
Roger Wilco Aviation Services
Yankton, SD
 164 nm
Higginsville Avionics, LLC.
Higginsville, MO
 175 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 197 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 200 nm
Mike's Aircraft Repair
Pittsburg, KS
 200 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 201 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.